seedling

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seedling

/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/

noun seedlings

A young plant grown from seed. Near-synonyms: sprout, chit
Similar: sprout, chit
one grown in a nursery for transplanting.
a tree smaller than a sapling.
A variety that originated from a volunteer that grew ferally from a seedling (sense 1) and was discovered, named, and subsequently propagated via grafting. (In some cases the parent variety is known.) a chance seedling
Similar: kernel

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noun young plant grown from seed

Español	pimpollo, plántula
日本語	実生 mishō
中文	實生苗 /实生苗 shíshēngmiáo, 苗 miáo
Português	muda
Français	semis
Deutsch	Sämling, Setzling
Italiano	germoglio, germinello
Ελληνικά	φιντάνι fintáni
Română	răsad
Русский	са́женец sáženec, се́янец séjanec
العربية	شَتْلَة šatla

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@misc{seedling_2026,
  title = {seedling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seedling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}